nahcolite

N1A1H4C3O1L1I1T1E1

noun

An evaporite, consisting of sodium bicarbonate.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounnahcolite (countable and uncountable, plural nahcolites)

plural nahcolites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn evaporite, consisting of sodium bicarbonate.

Origin

From its chemical formula NaHCO₃, named in 1929.

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